Invention Convention at Montclair Academy

Montclair Academy, a co-educational preschool to eighth grade independent school in Denver, is proud to recognize the achievements of Molly Casey, 7th grade student at Montclair Academy. Molly recently entered her invention idea to the Ruckus Nation Invention competition. As category winner Molly was awarded $25,000. Molly’s invention, “Txt It!” is a video game with a cell phone keypad format that combines texting and exercising. Molly’s motivation is a concern that young people need a more active lifestyle in their teenage years.

Molly, along with all of Montclair’s 7th and 8th grade students, is also taking part in the school’s first “Invention Convention” this year. This convention requires students to focus on the scientific method and the process of inquiry and discovery as they invent new and improved devices that solve a problem in the community.

One student has plans to create an “Insta-Freeze Cooler,” while another has plans to build “Easy-Sliders,” which are essentially skis for baby strollers to travel over sand. The Invention Convention project pushes students to their highest potential while learning about how to run a small business, how to create an in-depth portfolio of their work, and, most importantly, how to construct a full-size working model of something new and different.